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99 -- Online Social Work Reference Center - Attachment
- Notice Date
- 12/17/2012
- Notice Type
- Attachment
- NAICS
- 519130
— Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;Program Contracting Activity Central;6150 Oak Tree Blvd, Suite 300;Independence OH 44131
- ZIP Code
- 44131
- Solicitation Number
- VA70113I0049
- Response Due
- 1/4/2013
- Archive Date
- 3/5/2013
- Point of Contact
- Jonathan Chisholm
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- 1.0Introduction: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA) requires an existing commercial off the shelf web based, Social Work Reference Center Product that will be made available throughout the VHA healthcare system The required product(s) may also be referred to as bedside information tool because they have been designed to provide information at the patient's bedside or point of care. They tend to provide information that will directly affect patient care. They can be a good source for background information. What distinguishes these products from sources such as electronic textbooks or bibliographic citations databases that may link to full text is this emphasis on point-of-care, patient-oriented information. These products are distinctly different from text-based, point-of-care sources such as printed guidelines: these electronic resources are updated much more frequently than print resources and provide tools for easily searching and sharing information. At this time, no solicitation exists. Therefore, PLEASE DO NOT REQUEST A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION. Contractors having the skills and capabilities necessary to perform the below stated requirements should submit a response of no more than 10 pages in length, single spaced, 12 point font minimum that addresses the above information. In response to this Sources Sought, interested contractors shall submit the following information to Jonathan Chisholm via email at jonathan.chisholm@va.gov. Provide the following information: A.Company Name and Address B.Company DUNS # C.Company point of contact, telephone, and email address. D.Socio-Economic Status - Indicate whether your company, subcontractors, teaming partners, joint ventures have a Federal Socio-Economic status, e.g., Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business, Woman-Owned Small Business, Disadvantaged Small Business, and Hub Zone. If Service-Disabled or Veteran Owned Small Business, is your company and or partners registered in VA's VetBiz repository? E.If the company holds a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) Contract, list the GSA Contract Number and relevant SINS. F.Capabilities / Qualifications: Provide a written description of the capabilities/qualifications/skills your company possesses to perform services described in this Sources Sought. G.Past Experience - Provide the following information on three similar projects completed within the last three years for which the responder was a prime or subcontractor. a.The name, address, and value of each project b.The Prime Contract Type, Firm Fixed-Price, or Time and Material c.The name, telephone and address of the owner of each project d.A description of each project, including difficulties and successes e.Your company's role and services provided for each project. DISCLAIMER This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this notice that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to firm a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expensed associated with responding to this Sources Sought. 1.1Objectives The desired goals of the nationwide provision of a commercial Social Work Reference Center Products are as follows: 1.1.1Initiating a nationwide, centralized purchase to capitalize on the economies of scale offered by vendors. 1.1.2Negotiating one license/contract to decrease the current contracting and reviewing efforts that are required at the facility and/or VISN level and thereby avoid the costs and workload associated with multiple procurements. 1.1.3Making this Social Work Reference Center Product available through CPRS (Computerized Patient Record System), the VA's Electronic Health Record, nationwide to insure consistent access at the bedside for all VHA health professionals and staff. 1.1.4The below specifications are not intended to describe a general medicine point of care product, but one instead specifically made for the Social Work discipline. 2.0Scope of Work: 2.0.1The vendor will provide all sites on the VHA network with access to a single online, web-based product. Authentication will be through IP address validation on an enterprise basis, eliminating the need for users to enter identification, username and/or password. 2.0.2An unrestricted number of simultaneous users are to have immediate access from any web-enabled computer within VHA. It is required that all authorized remote users with VPN access have access to the product. 2.1.1Information Scope The product should include: 2.1.2Topics covering social work in a format suitable for use by social workers 2.1.3Topics that reflect current social work practice issues and support clinical decision support. 2.1.4Drug information 2.1.5Clinically organized quick lessons 2.1.6Evidence-based care sheets 2.1.7Social Work Practice & Skills and Skill Competency Checklists 2.1.8Continuing education modules 2.1.9Best practice guidelines 2.1.10The latest medical news 2.1.11Unique reference books 2.1.12Full text journals 2.1.13Comprehensive information in a single product available for stand-alone purchase or license, independent of complementary or companion products offered by the vendor. 2.1.14Related patient education material. 2.2Information Quality 2.2.1Information is accurate, authoritative, and relevant 2.2.2Authors and sources are well recognized subject experts in their fields. 2.2.3Topics are presented succinctly, but with adequate detail to be useful to clinicians. 2.2.4"Best practice" or evidence-based information is included in recommendations for diagnosis or therapy. 2.2.5Policies for determining validity and standards for inclusion of material are well described. 2.2.6Guidelines and summaries include references or sources. 2.2.7When necessary to the topic, images, tables and diagrams are available and clearly shown. 2.3Usability 2.3.1Navigation within the system is logical and is easy to use. There is fast access to topics and subtopics. Topic linking or indexing retrieves material of high relevance quickly. 2.3.2The product has "user friendly" help and direction aids. 2.3.3Athens authentication access compatible. 2.4Currency 2.4.1Content areas are updated on a continuous, incremental cycle rather than on a single anniversary date for the entire product. 2.4.2The date a topic was last reviewed for content is stated and easily found. 2.5 Access, content, support 2.5.1Product is 508 compliant. (http://www.section508.gov/) 2.5.1.1If product is not 508 compliant, vendor must describe measures being taken to bring product into compliance and date, within 12 months of contract award, that product will be 508 compliant. OR 2.5.1.2. If product is not 508 compliant and vendor must describe why no work is being done to make it 508 compliant. 2.5.2Access to be granted through IP address validation on an enterprise basis, eliminating the need for users to enter identification, username and/or password. 2.5.3An unrestricted number of simultaneous users are to have immediate access from any web-enabled computer throughout VHA. It is required that all authorized remote users (with VPN, dial-up, wireless, etc. access) have access to the product through any VA networked computer and/or CPRS. A username and/or password option must be offered for remote users if needed. 2.5.4The product is compatible with most standard web browsers, which have cookies enabled. To insure privacy, the product uses session cookies rather than persistent cookies. 2.5.5The product is compatible with the Windows environment. 2.5.6All site content and support of the web site is the responsibility of the contractor. This includes tech support to VHA users nationwide. 2.5.7System downtime is minimal and VA project manager is notified when such occurs. 2.5.8Topics are easily printed. 2.5.9The product's licensing agreement must permit free use for educational purposes of all pictures and graphics. 2.5.10Single point of contact for customer service issues is assigned to VA 2.5.11Questions are responded to on within 2 business days. 2.5.12Usage statistics are available to the system administrator on an enterprise level. 2.5.13The product should be accessible via a variety of Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) platforms including the Blackberry. 2.5.14Graphics, pictures, and/or images that are searchable are highly desirable. 2.5.15The contractor should offer training services. On an as requested basis, training session (web-based or live) will be set up to train VHA staff on use of the product. Specialized training sessions may be requested for VA library staff. 2.5.16Availability of usage statistics at an IP level is highly desirable. 2.5.17Topics can be emailed among VHA colleagues.
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